Coin-operated machine.



' W. W. ROSENFIELD.

' G01N OPEE'ATED MACHINE. l AEPLIOATIN FILED MAY 21, 1902. l 39,746, f Patented Nov. 9, 1909-.

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W. W. RSBNFIELD.

GOIN OPERATED MACHINE. APPLoATIoN HLBD MAY 21, 1902. 939,745, A Patented Nov. 9, 1909..

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vW. W. ROSENFIELD.

COIN OPERATED MAGHINE.

- APPLIOATION FILED nu 21, 1902.

939,746. Patented Nov. 9,1909.

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wrnniam woonwnan acsniirrnnn, or NEW Yoran, n; Y., Assmann 'ro nosnNrinLD iraivuraocrtmme COMPANY, a coaroaa'rron or NEW Yoan.

COIN-OPERATED MACHINE.

y Specication of Letters Patent. Application led Hay l,

PatentedNov. 9, 1909. 1902. saranno. 108,307. i

To all whom tt. may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLAM Woonwann Rosaiirninn, acitizen of the United States, residing at NewYork city, county of New York, and State of New York, have iiivented certain new and useful 'Improvements in Coin Operated Machines, fully described and represented Ain the following specification andthe accompanying drawings, formio 'ing a' part of the same.

This invention relates to coin operated machines or devices, .and the invention aims generally to improveY the construction of machines of this class and especially to providea machine of such construct-ion as to e'ectually guard against its being operated with the use of an improper article, such as' a `coin or disk of any' other signor mate rial than that of a genuinecoin of the de.- the machine is intended tobe operated.

A ull understanding of the invention can best be given by a detailed description of a construction embodying the various features t of the invention in their preferred form,and

such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings showing a vending machine constructed 1n n, accordance with the invention.

In s aid ldrawings:-Figure 1 isa Sectio taken on line 1 of Fig. 2, shpwing the oper- '*"ating ,mechanism of the machine in elevation and with the. casing partly broken awayL Fig. 2 is asection on line 2 of Fig.

1,' the casing in'this figure also being broken away. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 of Fig.`

2.` Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig. 3, but

showing the operating parts in a. differentv position. o Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 ot, '40 Fig. 4. Fig. (i is a section `on line 6 of Fig.

4.-. Fig. 7 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3 showing a preferred duplexstop attachment.. Fig. 8 is a section on line 8 of Fig. 7.

F ig. 9 lis a sectionsimilar to Fig. 8 but show# another position. IligfltliefA a detai Referring to thedrawings, A. represents tlieasing or" the machine, in the upperrear portioi'ij'o which there is arrangeda vertical 5o stora e chute B for holding the articles to loe so d. `lust below its bottoni b, the chute is formed with a rear opening b for thedelivery ofthe articles ,one by one therefrom. The articles are .delivered by means of 'a :lid'evlh which. pases .throi'iglian opening h2,

fin, the front side of the chute opposite the opening b', and by which the bottom article -in the chute is shoved outward through the delivery opening b. Beneath the delivery o ning b there is arranged a-delivery chute Clie by which the articles as they drop from the chute B are' guided to a position near the front of the machine convenient to be 'reached by the purchaser. Y vThe operating partsare mounted, mostly .within a protecting casing 11. The slide 10 is mounted in a suitable tendin w-ithin the casing vl1 and outward beyon the casing, and is formed with a coin receiving slot 13, which, in the normal or outward position of the slide is outsideof the casing 11, so as to permit a coin `to be introduced therein. The slide is normally heldin its outward position by means of a spring 14, and is provided with a knob 15 by means of which, after the coin has been introduced into the slot 13, ithe slide is pushed inward so as to cause the delivery of the bottom article from the chute B.

If the 'slide is pushed inward without the proper coin having been Erst placed in the slot 13, its inward movement will be limited by means of a stop 16 which engages a lugy guideway 12 eX-.

1T on the under side of the slide near its forward end and therebystops its movement before it has advanced far enough to shove ythe' article from the chute. The stop 16 is carried by a pivoted lever l9,.to which it is 'connected by means of arms 18 extending on either side of the path of the slide. The .lever 19 ispivoted fat 2O and is normally held in position to maintain the stop 16 `in the path of the lug 1I by means of a spring 21 which acts on a stud 2 carried by the lever to hold said stud against a stop 3, 'which' -is preferably adjustable, as shown. 'The otherv arm` of the lever 18 has a sharp- 1enedend or portion preferably in form of a .knife edge 22 preferably extending transversely of the 'lever and transversel;n of the ,line of movement oi the coin.. andV in positionl to engage the edge of the coin as the latter is moved inward by the slide, and the parte are proportioned and located so that u as a. coin of fthe proper size -is carried inward by the slide, the edge of the coin will engage the knife edge 22 .and move the lever 19 against the tension:

liciently to carry'the s pp, 1,6 downward out of `the path ofthe lugii, lthns permitting erted on the' knife edge 22 in orderxto cause the required movement .of the lever. This being so, it is evident that if a disk of comparatively soft material, such as lead or wood, be used in place of a coin, even though of proper size, the knife edge 22 will sink into the disk and the lever 19 will not be given its required movement and the stop'16 will remain in position to engage the lug 17 and limit the inward movement of the slide. The knife edge 'or other sharpened member .is preferably adjustably secured to the arm of the lever 19 so that it may be adjusted `vertically, as -by means of a screw 24, to secure the proper projection of the knife'gtlge into the path of the coin and the desired throw of the lever. The knife edge orother sharpened member should not be so sharp as to bite into the edge of a proper coin and so prevent the movement of the stop out ofthe path of the lug 17 when a proper coin'is in place inthe slide.

In order to lessen the resistance to the inward movement of the slide which would otherwise occur when the 'coin comes in contact with the knife edge, an anti-friction roll 25 is mounted in an' opening in the' slot or groove 26 which extends beneath the path of the coin slot 13 and into which the coin extends and by the bottom of which it is supported as it isi being carried inward by the slide. This nti-friction roll is positioned directly below the knife edge 22 so that vat the time the upper edge of the coin is in engagement with the knife edge, the-lower edge of the `coin will be supported by the roll. The roll Y25 is also-preferably formed with a circumferential groove 27 locatedcen'trallyof the path of the coin and of a width slightly less than the thickness of a coin such as the machine is intended g to be operated by. With the roll so formed, if a coin or other disk of less than the proper thickness be used, the edge'of'the coin will enter the groove 2T and the coin will thus drop sufficiently to prevent its causingl the necessary movement of the lever 19 for permitting the full inward movement of the slide. -By having the groove 27 formed in the periphery Y f I of the roll 25,- lon/'g Wearing edges are pro-v vided, different portions of which are successively brought into operative p'osition by they rotation of the rollntlms insuring ,a longer .life for thispart/ of,A the machine than if the groove 27- Weref'ormed in a stationarypart. I do-r'iot wish. to-be limited,

however, in this feature: of providing an i )ln place-of the stop for preventing reopening to receive an edge of the coin at the time the coin is passing the vknife edge? to .the use of the antifriction roll 25; an while the opening is preferably provided in the part whichv supports the coin against the lpressure of the knife edge, it might evidently' e provided in the knife edge. y

The coin supporting groove 26 ends just beyond the roll so that by the time` the slide reaches the end of its movement thepcoin will be free to fall from the slot 13. A suitable coin receptacle as 30 is-provided. To

insure the falling of the coin from' thefslidel after Iit has done its work, an ejector 3 1 is provided which as the slide'nears the end of its inward movement engages the'upper edge of ,thehcoin to force it downward.

In order to prevent the coiny from being withdrawn by the outwardmovement of the slide after it has been carried inward a certain distance, a springstop 35 may be pro# vided whichl normally extends across the ath' of. the coin above'the slide andI is istv ormed with a beveled face, as shown in doty ted lines in Fig. 2, so that onv the inward movement of the coin the stop will be engaged by the coin and pushed out ofthe path of the coin. When the coin has been moved past the stop, tlie.stop will snap back into normalnposition and preventv the withdrawal of the slide until the coin has been discharged therefrom into theicoin receptacle.

A spring stop 40 is preferably providedas an additional means for limiting the inward movement of the slide when no vcoin has been inserted in the slot 13, or whena coin or disk of less than the proper thickness,l or a disk or washer having a central perforation, has been inserted in the slot. This stop 40 preferably extends into a rabbet l1 cut in the face ofthe slide with its vertical side in the same plane with the nearest side of the coin slot 13 and extending the necessary .distance forward and rearwardof the slot 18. The stop 40 is inountedfso as to extend into this rabbet and bear against the.-

vertical side thereof so that, when the slide is pushed inward without any coinu 'in' the` lslot 13or with one of less than the proper thickness, the stop, when the slot 13 comes 'opposite it,.will enter rthe 'slot and by engaging the-rear side thereof prevent farther inward movement of the',` slide. When,-

liowever, Va coin of the proper thickncssis l in the slot 1B, tlie'stop willthereby be held from entering the slot and'will not act lto limit the inward movement `fof the slide. The rear-wface'of the stop 40 is beveled so that it will not act to interfere with Athe turn-movement of the slide.

turn 'movement of'the slide. until after it has' been giveniitsro'mplete inward movenient, and as an additional means for insurfpivoted, as shown,

ried by the adjustino' \movement. The stop is provided with a been moved a certain distance .inward and part Way ont afterthe discharge of the coin coin having been discharged, the slide must ing against inward movement of the slide when no coin has been inserted in the slot 13, l. preferably provide a duplex stop 50, as shown in Figs. 7, S and 9. This stop as shown has a stud or finger 5i, and is under yielding tension, as by means of a spring 52, to carry'the finger 51 into position to engage an abutment on the slide and thus limit the inward movement of the slide. `There are preferably a plurality of tlie'abutments 53 formed by a series of notches in theedge ofthe slide as shown. The stop normally extends into the path of the coin as the latter moves with the slide, and is so formed yand mounted, being preferably that when the slide is moved inward with a coin in theslot 13, the coin 'Willforce the stop out of its path and the linger 5l will be prevented from engaging the abutments 53, and the slide will thus'be permitted to malte its full inward shoulder 54 suoli that lwhen the slide has been moved inward so far as to carry the outer edge of the coinpas't the shoulder the stop Will move slightly under the influence of its springr to project. the shoulder behind the coin.v The stop will thus act. to prevent return movement of the slide after it has until the coin has been discharged `The stop preferablyA has a plurality of 'the shoulders .illformed by a succession of notches as shown, so that as thev slide is moved inward the shoulders will move snocess'ively into position to prevent return movement of the slide. The stop thus acts to limit the inward movement.- of the slide when there is no coin in the slot, and to prevent return movement of the slide when there is a coin in the slot and thus insure against Athe coin being abstracted from the slide by theslide being moved ont- Wa-rd before the coin has been properly discharged therefrom. By providing the slide with a plurality of the abutments 53, all possibility of the slide being drawn only and then pushed in again is avoided. The

be drawn all the Way out and another coin' inserted before it can be pushed in again.

Fig. l() shows a modified construction for providing an adjustable sharpened niember on the lever 19. As here shown, the sharpened member 2Q is secured to and cart, sci-ew jft which passes through the lever 19.

The operation of the machine Will be understood from the foregoing description. lt will be understood that. the invention or parts thereof asclaimed may be applied to anyvcoin 'operated or actuated machine for vv' ich it may be found applicable, and that l. am

not. to be limitedto' the particular form of mechanism shown for the purpose of illustrating the invention and-to which the foregoing description has been mainly coniined, but that the invention includes other for is, combinationsand arrangements of devices Within the claims. 1t will be understood also that by the term coin operated machine l as" used in the claims I intend to include all coin or check operated or actuated machines or parts of machines to which the invention may be applicable Whether used as parts of vending machines or otherwise* i 'What l claim is:

l. ln a coin operated machine, the combination of a movable coin receiving member for advancing the coin edgewise, means for limiting the movement of said member, a knife edge extending transversely of the direction of movement of the coin receiving` member and held under yielding tension in position to engage theedge of the coin as the latter is advanced by the coin receiving member, and connections Vbetween the knife edge andsaid means'for controllingr said means to permit the *coin receiying member to malte its full movement, substantially as described.

in a coin operated machine, the combination of a movable coin receiving member for advancing the coin edgewise on edge, means for limiting the movement of said member, a km fe edge extending transversely of the direction of movement of the coin receiving member and vheld under yielding tension in positionto engage the `edge of the coin as the latter is advanced by the coin receiving member, and means between tbe knife edge and said means for controlling said means to permit the coin,y receiving member to malte its full movement, substantially as described. y

3. in a. 'coin operatedmachine, they combination of a. movable coin receiving member for advancing the coin edgeivisc, a stop for limiting the movement of said meinber, a ltnife edge extending transversely of the di reotion of movement of .the coinY receiving member and held under `yielding tension in position'to engage the edge of the coin as the latter is advanced by the coin receiving member, connections between the knife edge and said `stop for causingsaid stop to be moved to permit 'the coin receiving member to malte its fullv movement., and means for preventing return movement of the coin receiving member by engagement with the @ein after the coin receiving member has been moved distance greater thanthat to `which it is limited by said stop, substantially as described` i el, ln a com operated machine, the comble,

wmember, a, sharpened member 'held under yielding tension in position to edge ofthe coin as the latter is. advanced by 'the coin receiving member, connections Abetween the sharpened member. and said means for controlling said means to permit the coin receiving member to make its full movement, and a duplex stop having a part v.for preventing return movement of the coin receiving lmember by engagement with the coin an having a part for' engaging' the coin receiving member to limit its operative movement when no coin is in position thereon, substantially as described.

5. In acoinoperated machine, the combination with a movable coin receiving member, of a duplex stop-for limiting the opera- A r tive movement 4of the coin receivmg member, substantially asdescribed.

ber and preventing return movement thereof, said stop having a part projecting into the path of the.c01n`to cause lthe stop tobe moved' by the coin to permit the coin receiving member -to make-its full operative movement'and having a part for preventing return movement of the coin receiving mem- 6'. In a coin operated-machine,I the combination with a movable coin receiving member, of a spring pressed duplex stop for 'limiting the operative movementfat` the coin receivlng member said, stop ha/vi'ng a'part projecting into the path of the com to cause the-stop to be moved' by the coin to permit the coin receiving member to make its full operative movement, and having a plurality of coin. engagingv shoulders for preventing returnY movement 'of the coin receivin'gmember/until the coin has been dischaijged, substantially as described.

"limit the operative movement of the coin 7. In. a` coin operated machine,' the com- 'bination with a'movable c oin receiving' member having 'a plurality of abut-n mtz, of a duplex stop for engaglng said abutments to receivingmember said stop having apart projecting -into the path of the c oin to 'cause the stop to'be moved by .the coin to permit the coin receiving member to make its full operative movement, and having a coin engagingpart for preventing return movement of the com receiving member until the.

c0in has been discharged therefrom, 'sub` stantially as described. 1

S. In a coin operated machine,'the combination with a movable coin receiving member having a pluralfly of abutments .of a

duplex stop for engaging said abntments.'te

limit theoperativc movement of the'coin' receiving membersaid stop having a part projecting into theA path of the coin to cause the stop to be moved bythe coin to permit the coin` receiving member to make its full operativenmovement,'and having a -plurality of coin engaging ,shoulders for preventing return movement 0i" the coin receivin member until the coin Ahas been dischargcrtherefrom, substantially as described.

9. The combination of the coin receiving. 'slide 10 having a plurality of abutments 53,

and the spring pressed duplex stop 50 for engagingsaid abutments and having a. part normally extending into the path of the coin formed With af pluralit substantially as describe ,10. The combination of the coin.

receiving slide 10 for advancing the. coin edgewise,

lever 19, stop 16' carried by the lever 19,'

of shoulders 54,

the stop to permit said member to make its full movement, aknife edge carried by said lever in position to vengage the edge of the coin as the latter is advanced by the slide .and extending transversely of the direction of movement of the coin receiving member,

and -means for adjusting Vthe sharpened meme ber on the lever to cause it to extend more or less into thepath 'of the coin, substantially as describe 12. In a coin operatedV machine, the combination with a movable coin receiving member, of a duplex stopv for limiting the operative movement 'of the coin\rece1ving member and preventing return movement thereof, said stop bein formed to "he ven- .gagedby the coin and t ereby heldin pesition to permit the coin receivlng member to.

make its full operative movement and having a part for preventing return movement of the coin receiving member, substantially A i as described.

` 13. Ina coin operated machine, the combination with.' a movable coin receiving member having an abutment, of a ,duplex stop for engaging saidabutment to limit the operative movement of the coin receiving ,-'membensald stop belng'gtormed to be en'- gaged by the coin and therebyl held in p'osition to prevent it from engaging said 'abutment and to permit the coin receiving inember to make'its full operativemovemenhand having a com engaging vpart forpneventing return movement ot the coin receiyin member until the coin has been 'discharge therefrom, substantially as described 14.' In a coin operated mac'hine, the co1i1' bination, of a movable com rece1v1ng member, a stop for limiting the movement of sadmember, a lever by Which-said stopbis carried, and a coin engaging part carrie v said lever close toits flljlxcrum and adapted to be engaged "by tho-'e ge, of the cointo cause the lever and stqgw be moved to permit, the coin receiving member to'make its full movement, said part bein adjustable on the lever to extend more or less into the path of the coin. l

15. ln a coin opera-ted machine, the combination, of e move-ble coin receiving mem ber, a stop for 'limiting the movementof said member, a lever for moving the Stop to permitsaid member` to make its full movement, part carried by said lever in position to be engaged by the edge of the coin and to be moved thereby 'to canse the leverland the stop to be moved to ermit the coin receiving member to make its full movement, said art being adjustable on the lever to cause 1tto extend moreor less into the path of the coin. f

3,6. En e 'coin operated machine, the Combination, of movable coin receiving lmember, a, stop for limiting the movement of seid member, e lever by Whieh said stop is carried, and a coin engaging part carried by seid lever close to its ulorumend adapted to be engaged by the 'coin to cause the lever and stop to be moved to permit- -the coin' receiving member to jmake itegfull movement, said part being adjustable on the lever to extend more or less into the path of the coin.

17, In a coin operated machine, the com,- bination, of a movable coin receivingr member, a stop for limiting the movement of said member,a lever for moving the stop to permit said member to make its full movement, a part carried by eaidlever in position to be engaged by the coin and to be moved thereby to cause the lever and the stop to be moved to permit, the coin receiving member to make its full movement, said part being adjustable ou the lever to `anse it to extend more or less into the path of the coin.

In testimony whereof, I 'have hereunto .eet my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WI LlilAl WOODWARD ROSENFIELD.

Yi/Vitnesses lV. H. KENNEDY, J. A. GRAVES. 

